Above, Johann (Hans) Hautsch of Nuremberg driving his horseless carriage said to have been powered by clockwork; below, Stephan Farfler, a disabled clockmaker of Altdorf, with two of the hand-powered cars that he devised and built to convey himself to church. Engraving, 1730.

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Hautsch, Johann, 1595-1670.

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Above, Johann (Hans) Hautsch of Nuremberg driving his horseless carriage said to have been powered by clockwork; below, Stephan Farfler, a disabled clockmaker of Altdorf, with two of the hand-powered cars that he devised and built to convey himself to church. Engraving, 1730.